Jahn-Teller distortion driven magnetic polarons in magnetite

H. Y. Huang; Z. Y. Chen; R. -P. Wang; F. M. F. de Groot; W. B. Wu; J. Okamoto; A. Chainani; A. Singh; Z. -Y. Li; J. -S. Zhou; H. -T. Jeng; G. Y. Guo; Je-Geun Park; L. H. Tjeng; C. T. Chen; D. J. Huang

doi:10.1038/ncomms15929

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Jahn-Teller distortion driven magnetic polarons in magnetite

H. Y. Huang,
Z. Y. Chen,
R. -P. Wang,
F. M. F. de Groot,
W. B. Wu,
J. Okamoto,
A. Chainani,
A. Singh,
Z. -Y. Li,
J. -S. Zhou,
H. -T. Jeng,
G. Y. Guo,
Je-Geun Park,
L. H. Tjeng,
C. T. Chen,
D. J. Huang

Affiliations

H. Y. Huang: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Z. Y. Chen: Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
R. -P. Wang: Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University
F. M. F. de Groot: Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University
W. B. Wu: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
J. Okamoto: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
A. Chainani: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
A. Singh: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Z. -Y. Li: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Material Institute, University of Texas at Austin
J. -S. Zhou: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Material Institute, University of Texas at Austin
H. -T. Jeng: Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
G. Y. Guo: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Je-Geun Park: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University
L. H. Tjeng: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
C. T. Chen: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
D. J. Huang: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15929
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The Verwey transition of magnetite is complex due to the coexistence of strong correlations and electron-phonon coupling. Here, the authors use resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to show evidence for magnetic polarons in magnetite and provide insight into the nature of the transition.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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